RE: The Birth of a Backyard Track
I paid about $50 per roll. I think each roll was 200 feet(that, or 100 feet per roll?).....and in my example, worked out perfectly. I didn't even measure when I ordered it. I could have gotten it cheaper at a big box store(Home Depot, Lowes)...but I live 40 miles from anything like those type of stores. Basically, it saved me time and money driving to 'save a buck'. I spent more time building my track rather than running around getting supplies. And when you factor the cost of me 'saving money' at the box stores versus fuel cost driving to them, I saved big-time using my local, small-town hardware store.
I'm very happy with my results. I hope you have as much fun and success as I did while you build yours!
What I love about my back yard track(much to my wife's chagrin) is that I don't need to leave town for my entertainment. Of course, I am a real, die-hard fan of R/C! Some people can and do get bored of doing this all the time. Especially, when the track doesn't change in layout. However, I designed my track with the mindset of being able to 'mix it up' a little. So far, I've been able to run on my track in 12 different configurations. Of course, half of them going one direction and the other half going the opposite direction. And if I want, I can even run my vehicles in all configurations to make ONE lap(if you know what I mean). That makes my small track, which takes my kids about 30 seconds to run the entire outside perimeter, into an long haul!
I'm glad to see so many of you enjoying this forum as much as I am!
Ob1n of RCU